G7 expresses support for Israel, calls Iran source of instability

Reuters · last updated June 17, 0025 – 7:00 AM

The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel in a statement, opens new tab issued late on Monday and labeled its rival Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East, with the G7 leaders urging broader de-escalation of hostilities in the region.

The air war between Iran and Israel — which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with air strikes — has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel’s military assault on Gaza in October 2023.

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